Georgia State

Augusta, GA

AUGUSTA, Ga. (WFXG) - Augusta Mayor Garnett Johnson will host his first Mayor's Masters Reception Sunday, Apr. 2. The event will be held at the Augusta Commons from 5 to 9 p.m. General admission will be free, but VIP tickets are available for $250. The mayor's office says this year's...

Augusta Mayor Johnson to host first Mayor's Masters Reception

AUGUSTA, Ga. (WFXG) - Augusta Municipal Golf Course, or "The Patch," as it is also known, will soon bring more than just affordable and accessible golf to Richmond County. The Augusta-Richmond County Commission has voted to move forward with a plan to offer management of the course to Augusta Technical College, by way of a lease effective in 2025.

Changes coming to 'The Patch' in partnership with Augusta Tech

Grovetown, GA

GROVETOWN, Ga. (WFXG) - The City of Grovetown is canceling its 2023 Spring Fest. In a release sent out Thursday afternoon, the city said it made the decision to cancel the event due to the inclement weather forecast. However, the city says it is partnering with local elementary schools and Columbia County Community Connections to donate 20,000 eggs to youth events. The Easter Bunny and Carol the Carrot will make visits to some Grovetown schools to make up for the cancelation.

Grovetown cancels 2023 Spring Fest

AUGUSTA, Ga. (WFXG) - A heads-up for out-of-towners and local drivers: there are there will be lane shifts and closures on Riverwatch Pkwy. for Masters Week 2023. These lane changes will be on Riverwatch Pkwy. near Topgolf Way and Cabela Dr. and last through the tournament. Drivers in the area should slow down and use extra caution in the area, as traffic patterns will change. You should also expect delays when driving through the area for the next two weeks.

Traffic changes on Riverwatch Pkwy. for Masters Week

Florida State

Evans, GA

EVANS, Ga. (WFXG) - 16-year-old YANA WILSON HIT THE FIRST-TEE AT CHAMPIONS RETREAT WEDNESDAY MORNING to kick off THE 2023 AUGUSTA NATIONAL WOMEN’S AMATEUR CHampionship. The day was filled WITH ANTICIPATION FOR THE WEEK AHEAD AS PATRONS GATHERED TO WATCH THE FIRST round. It was particularly special for those visiting CHAMPIONS RETREAT for the first time who are eagerly waiting to see AUGUSTA NATIONAL AND THE AZALEAS IN BLOOM.

First-time patrons witness opening tee shot at 2023 ANWA Championship

AUGUSTA, Ga. (WFXG) - The Richmond County Coroner's Office is investigating a deadly crash on Peach Orchard Rd. in Augusta. The crash happened Thursday afternoon on Peach Orchard Rd. at Phinizy Rd. The coroner's office says twenty-year-old Lamarquez Benning was driving south on Peach Orchard Rd. when his vehicle was struck by another vehicle entering the road from a parking lot.

One killed in Peach Orchard Rd. crash

AUGUSTA, Ga. (WFXG) - The Richmond County Sheriff's Office has arrested an attorney with the Augusta Public Defender's Office for allegedly providing contraband to an inmate. According to the sheriff's office, Rodrequez Burnett was meeting with a client at the Charles B. Webster Detention Center Wednesday, Mar. 29. During that meeting, he allegedly went into a closet and took a roll of toilet paper to the inmate. The inmate allegedly took the wrapper off the toilet paper and put it in his clothing before Burnett returned the roll to the closet.

Augusta public defense attorney arrested for giving contraband to inmate

Washington State

AUGUSTA, Ga. (WFXG) - The 2023 Masters Tournament is just around the corner. Wednesday morning round one of the Augusta National Women's Amateur kicked off at Champion's Retreat in Evans. While Augusta National and the surrounding areas prepare to welcome visitors and patrons, FOX54 got a look at some of...

FOX54 Mornings: 'Signs' its time for the Masters Tournament

AUGUSTA, GA (WFXG) - The first round of the Augusta National Women's Amateur is underway. Tee off was at 8 a.m. at Champions Retreat Golf Club in Evans. First to tee off Wednesday morning was Yana Wilson, Miku Ueta, and Monet Chun. Many people this year are watching last year's champion, Anna Davis. Also, all eyes are on Rose Zhang. She made each cut in each of the first three Augusta National Women's Amateurs.

Augusta National Women's Amateur underway at Champions Retreat

Aiken, SC

AIKEN, S.C. (WFXG) - USC Aiken will be hosting a viewing event to watch five planets come into alignment. The event will take place from 7:45 to 9:15 p.m. Wednesday, Mar. 29 and Thursday, Mar. 30 at the Ruth Patrick Science Education Center on campus. Attendees will be able to see Jupiter, Mercury, Venus, Uranus, Mars, and Earth's moon in alignment.

Planetary alignment viewing event at USC Aiken

AUGUSTA, Ga. (WFXG) - The Richmond County Sheriff's Office is searching for a man wanted in connection to a shooting at an Augusta motel. Just after 10 p.m. Mar. 25, deputies responded to American Best Value Inn on Deans Bridge Rd. for a reported shooting. When they arrived, deputies spoke with the victim, who reportedly told them he was walking outside the motel when a man shot him in the hand with an AR-15-style rifle. A witness told deputies she saw an unidentified man get into a black vehicle with another man and leave the scene.

Sheriff's Office searching for Deans Bridge Rd. motel shooting suspect

EVANS, Ga. (WFXG) - Anna Davis, 2022 Augusta National Women's Amateur winner is off to a difficult start in this year's championship, receiving two separate 2-stroke penalties on the first hole. Chairman James Hyler, Jr. issued this statement Wednesday from tournament headquarters:. "During play of her first hole, Anna Davis...

Current Augusta National Women's Amateur Champion penalized 4 strokes in opening round

AUGUSTA, Ga (WFXG) - Family and friends are mourning the loss of a 13-year-old. Who lost his life outside of Richmond Summit Apartments. While going to pick up a door dash order, Buddy Brown's life was cut entirely too short at the age of 13. "Everybody loved Buddy and he's...

"He's going to be very well missed": Slain boy's parents speaks out

EVANS, Ga. (WFXG) - AS THE SECOND ROUND OF THE AUGUSTA NATIONAL WOMEN’S AMATEUR concludes. ALL EYES ARE ON THE TOP 10, AS THEY PREPARE FOR THE FINAL ROUND ON SATURDAY. ONE OF THOSE GOLFERS IS ANTONIA MALATA. MALATA sits at the TOP-9. her family FLEW ACROSS THE COUNTRY...

Antonia Malata's family reacts to her heading to Augusta National

California State

(AUGUSTA, GA) - It is officially springtime in the Garden City, as golf returns to Champions Retreat Golf Course. This year marks the fourth playing of the Augusta National Women’s Amateur, but for the first time a champion golfer returns. The youngest champion in Augusta National Women’s Amateur history,...

2022 ANWA Champion, Anna Davis, could make history with repeat win

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Augusta Commission okays month-to-month Gold Cross contract

AUGUSTA, Ga. (WFXG) - WHILE THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN THE CITY OF AUGUSTA AND GOLD CROSS IS STILL ON LIFE-SUPPORT, THEY HAVE FINALIZED A TEMPORARY DEAL. oN...

Augusta Commission okays month-to-month Gold Cross contract

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